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+      "dev": true,
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@@ -5798,66 +5630,6 @@
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-      "license": "MIT",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=8.6"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/jonschlinkert"
-      }
-    },
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+      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "define-data-property": "^1.1.4",
@@ -6581,15 +6341,6 @@
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       }
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/slash/-/slash-2.0.0.tgz",
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-    },
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+      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "has-flag": "^4.0.0"
@@ -7008,27 +6760,6 @@
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-      "version": "0.2.7",
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-      "integrity": "sha512-e0votIpp4Uo2AJYSzVHV6xCcawuiez3DzqDAbrTc3YxBkplN6e+dM13ZeIcZnDg/QpSuU2zfZ3rzwY8ukEnaXw==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "engines": {
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-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/to-regex-range": {
-      "version": "5.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/to-regex-range/-/to-regex-range-5.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-65P7iz6X5yEr1cwcgvQxbbIw7Uk3gOy5dIdtZ4rDveLqhrdJP+Li/Hx6tyK0NEb+2GCyneCMJiGqrADCSNk8sQ==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "is-number": "^7.0.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
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-      }
-    },
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       "version": "2.4.0",
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@@ -7217,15 +6948,6 @@
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       "license": "ISC"
     },
-    "node_modules/universalify": {
-      "version": "2.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/universalify/-/universalify-2.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-gptHNQghINnc/vTGIk0SOFGFNXw7JVrlRUtConJRlvaw6DuX0wO5Jeko9sWrMBhh+PsYAZ7oXAiOnf/UKogyiw==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 10.0.0"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/update-notifier": {
       "version": "7.3.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/update-notifier/-/update-notifier-7.3.1.tgz",
@@ -7672,21 +7394,6 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/yaml": {
-      "version": "2.9.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yaml/-/yaml-2.9.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-2AvhNX3mb8zd6Zy7INTtSpl1F15HW6Wnqj0srWlkKLcpYl/gMIMJiyuGq2KeI2YFxUPjdlB+3Lc10seMLtL4cA==",
-      "license": "ISC",
-      "bin": {
-        "yaml": "bin.mjs"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 14.6"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/eemeli"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/yocto-queue": {
       "version": "0.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yocto-queue/-/yocto-queue-0.1.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 69dedeb..410819b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/oneblink/release-cli/issues"
   },
-  "bundleDependencies": [
-    "changelog-parser"
-  ],
   "dependencies": {
     "@octokit/rest": "^22.0.1",
     "boxen": "^8.0.1",
@@ -23,7 +20,6 @@
     "github-url-from-git": "^1.5.0",
     "meow": "^14.0.0",
     "ora": "^9.0.0",
-    "patch-package": "^8.0.1",
     "prettier": "^3.8.0",
     "read-package-up": "^12.0.0",
     "semver": "^7.7.3",
@@ -57,8 +53,7 @@
     "npm": ">=11"
   },
   "files": [
-    "dist",
-    "patches"
+    "dist"
   ],
   "homepage": "https://github.com/oneblink/release-cli#readme",
   "keywords": [
@@ -76,7 +71,6 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc --build",
     "eslint": "eslint --fix --cache .",
-    "postinstall": "patch-package",
     "prepare": "npm run build",
     "prerelease": "npm run build",
     "pretest": "npm run eslint && npm run typescript && fixpack",
diff --git a/patches/changelog-parser+3.0.1.patch b/patches/changelog-parser+3.0.1.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c6d6f6..0000000
--- a/patches/changelog-parser+3.0.1.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/node_modules/changelog-parser/index.js b/node_modules/changelog-parser/index.js
-index 9cb6a79..02bafbc 100644
---- a/node_modules/changelog-parser/index.js
-+++ b/node_modules/changelog-parser/index.js
-@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
--const EOL = require('os').EOL
-+const EOL = '\n'
- const lineReader = require('line-reader')
- const removeMarkdown = require('remove-markdown')
- 
diff --git a/src/parseChangelogWithLoading.ts b/src/parseChangelogWithLoading.ts
index a9edc78..59038a9 100644
--- a/src/parseChangelogWithLoading.ts
+++ b/src/parseChangelogWithLoading.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import path from 'path'
+import { readFile } from 'fs/promises'
 import parseChangelog from 'changelog-parser'
 import wrapWithLoading from './wrapWithLoading.js'
 
@@ -10,7 +11,12 @@ export default async function parseChangelogWithLoading(cwd: string) {
       failText: `Failed to parsed ${changelogPath}`,
     },
     async (spinner) => {
-      const parsedChangelog = await parseChangelog(changelogPath)
+      // Pass file contents as text so changelog-parser splits on any newline
+      // style. Passing filePath uses os.EOL and breaks on Windows for LF files.
+      const changelogText = await readFile(changelogPath, 'utf-8')
+      const parsedChangelog = await parseChangelog({
+        text: changelogText,
+      })
       spinner.succeed(`Parsed ${changelogPath}`)
       return parsedChangelog
     },
diff --git a/src/startRepositoryRelease.ts b/src/startRepositoryRelease.ts
index 2723d18..13b7756 100644
--- a/src/startRepositoryRelease.ts
+++ b/src/startRepositoryRelease.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import fs from 'fs'
 import util from 'util'
+import { EOL } from 'os'
 
 import prettier from 'prettier'
 import semver, { SemVer } from 'semver'
@@ -143,7 +144,13 @@ ${body}
           parser: 'markdown',
         },
       )
-      await writeFileAsync(changelogPath, changelog, 'utf-8')
+      // Prettier may emit platform line endings; keep CHANGELOG.md LF-only so
+      // parsing stays consistent across OSes without patching changelog-parser.
+      await writeFileAsync(
+        changelogPath,
+        changelog.replaceAll(EOL, '\n'),
+        'utf-8',
+      )
       spinner.succeed(
         `Updated CHANGELOG.md with next release (${nextReleaseTitle})`,
       )
diff --git a/test/parseChangelogWithLoading.test.ts b/test/parseChangelogWithLoading.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1345ca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parseChangelogWithLoading.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import path from 'path'
+import { mkdtemp, writeFile, rm } from 'fs/promises'
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import parseChangelogWithLoading from '../src/parseChangelogWithLoading.js'
+
+describe('parseChangelogWithLoading', () => {
+  it('parses changelogs that use LF line endings', async () => {
+    const cwd = await mkdtemp(path.join(tmpdir(), 'changelog-lf-'))
+    try {
+      await writeFile(
+        path.join(cwd, 'CHANGELOG.md'),
+        [
+          '# Changelog',
+          '',
+          '## [Unreleased]',
+          '',
+          '### Added',
+          '',
+          '- something',
+          '',
+          '## [1.0.0] - 2026-01-01',
+          '',
+          '### Added',
+          '',
+          '- initial release',
+          '',
+        ].join('\n'),
+        'utf-8',
+      )
+
+      const { parsedChangelog } = await parseChangelogWithLoading(cwd)
+
+      expect(parsedChangelog.title).toBe('Changelog')
+      expect(parsedChangelog.versions[0]?.title).toContain('Unreleased')
+      expect(parsedChangelog.versions[1]?.version).toBe('1.0.0')
+    } finally {
+      await rm(cwd, { recursive: true, force: true })
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('parses changelogs that use CRLF line endings', async () => {
+    const cwd = await mkdtemp(path.join(tmpdir(), 'changelog-crlf-'))
+    try {
+      await writeFile(
+        path.join(cwd, 'CHANGELOG.md'),
+        [
+          '# Changelog',
+          '',
+          '## [Unreleased]',
+          '',
+          '### Added',
+          '',
+          '- something',
+          '',
+          '## [1.0.0] - 2026-01-01',
+          '',
+          '### Added',
+          '',
+          '- initial release',
+          '',
+        ].join('\r\n'),
+        'utf-8',
+      )
+
+      const { parsedChangelog } = await parseChangelogWithLoading(cwd)
+
+      expect(parsedChangelog.title).toBe('Changelog')
+      expect(parsedChangelog.versions[0]?.title).toContain('Unreleased')
+      expect(parsedChangelog.versions[1]?.version).toBe('1.0.0')
+    } finally {
+      await rm(cwd, { recursive: true, force: true })
+    }
+  })
+})